USA VS GRENADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GRENADA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	464,890	1	504,904	- 40,014
Stroke	2	311,467	4	158,520	+ 152,947
Diabetes Mellitus	3	267,786	10	61,418	+ 206,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	161,469	11	60,317	+ 101,152
Prostate Cancer	5	144,723	20	35,612	+ 109,111
Kidney Disease	6	119,785	6	85,861	+ 33,924
Endocrine Disorders	7	83,518	14	46,985	+ 36,533
Hypertension	8	80,505	8	65,960	+ 14,544
Breast Cancer	9	74,371	13	48,671	+ 25,700
Other Injuries	10	63,977	25	25,997	+ 37,979
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	59,442	9	61,827	- 2,385
Skin Disease	12	53,946	43	5,409	+ 48,537
Lung Disease	13	46,682	3	195,387	- 148,705
Lung Cancers	14	44,811	5	155,533	- 110,722
Uterin Cancer	15	36,073	36	10,063	+ 26,010
Pancreas Cancer	16	33,358	15	44,293	- 10,935
Birth Trauma	17	32,114	54	1,233	+ 30,880
Liver Disease	18	31,782	16	43,402	- 11,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	30,953	2	287,198	- 256,245
Cervical Cancer	20	30,434	38	6,984	+ 23,450
Lymphomas	21	29,781	19	40,281	- 10,500
Road Traffic Accidents	22	26,609	17	41,694	- 15,085
Stomach Cancer	23	24,243	33	13,077	+ 11,167
Violence	24	22,045	27	18,976	+ 3,068
Liver Cancer	25	20,899	23	27,064	- 6,166
Congenital Anomalies	26	20,129	34	11,762	+ 8,368
Low Birth Weight	27	20,123	39	6,924	+ 13,199
Oral Cancer	28	19,750	35	11,555	+ 8,195
Other Neoplasms	29	19,407	29	17,743	+ 1,664
Oesophagus Cancer	30	17,748	28	17,829	- 81
Alcohol	31	17,444	30	14,659	+ 2,785
Anemia	32	16,513	51	3,115	+ 13,398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	14,001	48	3,461	+ 10,540
Falls	34	13,706	18	40,418	- 26,712
Ovary Cancer	35	13,094	31	14,591	- 1,497
Inflammatory/Heart	36	12,868	22	32,529	- 19,662
Prostatic Hypertrophy	37	12,680	58	678	+ 12,002
Leukemia	38	12,178	24	26,966	- 14,787
Drownings	39	12,122	45	4,070	+ 8,052
Malnutrition	40	10,672	40	6,762	+ 3,910
Bladder Cancer	41	10,654	26	19,622	- 8,968
HIV/AIDS	42	9,977	42	5,660	+ 4,316
Asthma	43	8,828	46	3,818	+ 5,010
Parkinson's Disease	44	8,166	21	34,491	- 26,325
Epilepsy	45	6,256	50	3,162	+ 3,094
Fires	46	5,522	49	3,183	+ 2,339
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5,191	47	3,646	+ 1,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	48	4,759	37	9,955	- 5,196
Drug Use	49	3,738	7	74,435	- 70,696
Osteoarthritis	50	3,115	61	579	+ 2,536
Tuberculosis	51	2,879	62	546	+ 2,333
Suicide	52	2,190	12	53,099	- 50,909
Appendicitis	53	1,847	63	424	+ 1,422
Skin Cancers	54	1,847	32	14,311	- 12,464
Maternal Conditions	55	1,599	56	779	+ 821
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1,313	52	2,461	- 1,148
Upper Respiratory	57	1,223	65	229	+ 994
Hepatitis B	58	913	59	608	+ 305
Syphilis	59	856	66	49	+ 807
Poisonings	60	254	53	1,674	- 1,421
War	61	39	55	1,198	- 1,159
Pertussis	62	3	69	16	- 13
Dengue	63	3	76	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	64	3	82	0	+ 3
Trichuriasis	65	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	66	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	- 0
Meningitis	68	0	60	606	- 606
Hepatitis C	69	0	41	5,684	- 5,684
Encephalitis	70	0	68	25	- 25
Malaria	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	77	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	67	34	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	82	0	44	5,059	- 5,059
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Grenada

United States

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.